Soccer Preview: Rolesville vs. Wakefield
Rolesville has won seven straight games at home, while Wakefield has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Rolesville Rams will host the Wakefield Wolverines at 6:15 p.m. Rolesville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.4 goals per game this season.
Rolesville is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Croatan on Wednesday. Neither Rolesville nor Croatan could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 3-3 draw. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Joseph Lezama was handed one for the Rams, while the Cougars got theirs courtesy of Jaden Hilliard.
Riley Daniels and
Diego Favela scored all three of Rolesville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Meanwhile, Wakefield narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Athens Drive 2-1. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Jaguars are ranked 184th), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rolesville's draw makes their record 12-1-1 this season. As for Wakefield, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Rolesville suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Wakefield in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Rolesville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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